Lebenslauf/CV
- 1964 born in Munich
Education
- 1983-90 Munich University: English linguistics, Modern history, Medieval history
- 1984-86 Institut zur Förderung publizistischen Nachwuchses (ifp), Munich: job training as a journalist; practical work with Stuttgarter Nachrichten, Bayerischer Rundfunk, Agence France-Presse (AFP) news agency and elsewhere
- 1990 M. A.
- 1996 Dr. phil. at Munich University: English linguistics, German as a Foreign language, Modern history
- Topic of doctoral dissertation: Verstehen, Missverstehen und Missverständnisse. Untersuchungen an einem Korpus englischer und deutscher Texte
Employment
- 1985/86 Foreign language assistant, Garbally College, Ballinasloe, County Galway, Ireland
- 1990/91 Lektor of German, Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London
- 1991-99 Research assistant to Prof. Leonhard Lipka, Munich University
- 2000 Director of studies, Institut zur Förderung publizistischen Nachwuchses (ifp), Munich. Teaching appointment at Munich University
- since 2000 Lecturer, Munich University